Lock for toy safes.



H. T. KINGSBURY. LOCK FOR TOY SAFES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, I913.

Patented Jan. 18, I916.

THE coLummA PLANOGRAPH c0.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

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HARRY T. KINGSIBURY, 0F KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

LOCK FOR TOYsAFEs.

To all whtm it may concern L Be it known that I, HARRY T. KINGsBURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Keene,-in the county of Cheshire, State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looks for Toy Safes, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the figures of reference marked thereon. i i

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in lockswhich are intended for use in connection with toy safes, but which may be used for other "purposes with equal success.

The trade has been diligently looking for a cheap and extremely simple lock in which the number of operating parts is reduced to a minimum, and therefore, the principal object of my invention is to provide a lock which will meet these wants.

To this end my invention simply embodies a housing, including a spring locking element, and a key-operated sliding bolt adapted to have locking engagement with said element in either of its extreme positions.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a lock constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig.

4 is a plan view of the cover plate; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the bolt; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of theward plate.

In these drawings I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention and have shown the same applied to a metal door 5, such as, for instance, the door of a toy safe. Attached to the inner face of this door is a housing 6 for a sliding bolt 7.

. This housing comprises an endless wall 8 which 1n this instance is formed integral with the door but which may, of course, be formed separate and secured thereto by any suitable means, and a cover plate 9 which is preferably attached to the outer edge of said wall by an interlocking connection, and formed from flat spring steel.

This connection consists of lugs 10 which extend laterally from the edge of said wall and fit in corresponding recesses 11 formed in said cover plate. 'The plate is rigidly secured to the wall by rivets or the like.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

Application filed. May 9, 1913. Serial No. 766,579.

Formed in the door or support 5 and communicating with the interior of the houslng, 1s a key opening, and disposed in this opening and secured to said support -wasl1e'r and ward plate 14. This plate 14 is formed from fiat spring metal and is provided with outwardly curved fingers [15-15, and laterally extending lugs l616.

The plate is positioned between the keyplate 12 and the bolt 7, and the fingers 15 bear against the cover-plate 9, the lugs 16 having interlocking: connection with certain of the lugs 10 of said wall to retain said key-plate against movement. The plate 14 is also formed with a key-way 17 which registers with the key opening of the door.

In order to lock the bolt in any one of a plurality of positions, I have provided the casing with a spring locking element, and in this instance I have shown this element as consisting of a spring tongue 18 stamped from the body of the cover plate and disposed in a plane at right angles to the line of movement of said bolt. This tongue is formed with an inwardly extending projection 19 which engages in any one of a plurality of seats 20 formed in the adjacent face of the bolt. .In the form here shown, the seats 20 are so arranged with respect to the projection 19, that when the bolt is in either of its two positions the projection will engage in one of said seats and thereby frictionally retain the bolt against movement.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple and cheap lock, and while I have only shown one form of the invention, it will be understood that many changes, coming within the scope f arranged-in a plane at right angles to the a jection and a plurality of seats to frictionally retain said bolt in any one of a plurality of positions. 7

2. In a lock, the combination with a hous- .ing including a cover-plate formed of sheet port and a housing, of a bolt slldably mountspring metal and a bolt slidably mounted in the said housing, the cover-plate being stampedith a tongue arranged in a plane atright angles to the'path of movement of said bolt, the free end of saidtongue and the bolt being relatively formed with a pro,-

jection anda pluralityof seats to frictionally retain'said bolt in any one of a plu rality of positions i In a lock, the combination with a sup port, of a keyrplate rotatably mounted therein, a housing attached to said support around said plate, a bolt slidably mounted ,in said housing, and a combined; spring asher and y can: is paten may be b a ned o bolt. 7 '4. A combined spring Washer and Ward plate for looks stamped from spring sheetmetal to provide akeyway and a plurality of curved fingers, said fingers projecting latorally from the same side of the plate.

5. Ina lock, the combinationwith a suped therein, the housing being provided with a spring locking element arranged to cooperate With said bolt to lock the latter in'any one of a plurality of positionsand a com bined spring Washer and Ward plate dis posed between the support and the bolt.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature I in the presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY T.

, F. D. Ronnnensn,

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